MD Student Resources

Medical student support and services are here to provide current and prospect students with information about courses, admissions and registration, academic policies and procedures, financial aid and more!

Financial Aid Counseling
JABSOM has a full time Financial Aid Counselor to serve you in the Office of Student Affairs. Your questions about student loans, budgeting, repayment, etc should be brought whenever you would like some help. Workshops are held throughout the year to address important “financial well-being” topics, so please attend!! Look for the scheduled workshop in e-mail announcements, JABSOM calendar, or call OSA about the schedule.

Complete the FAFSA
Financial aid applications are managed through the Financial Aid Services office for the Mānoa Campus. The “Free Application for Federal Student Aid” (FAFSA) must be completed on-line at www.fafsa.gov. The priority deadline is February 1 in order for medical students to receive aid by the tuition payment deadline.

JABSOM strongly encourages all students to complete and submit the FAFSA applications as soon as it is available on October 1 to be eligible for as much aid as possible. Applications received after February 1 will be processed in chronological order along with the regular campus applications. The time/date of filing IS used for prioritizing some awards, so the sooner completed, the better.

Medical Student Budgets
The Office of Student Affairs works closely with the Financial Aid Services office to assure that special budget items such as equipment, travel to and from hospitals, etc., are up to date and included in the academic year budget. Medical student budgets are available in the Office of Student Affairs to aid you in calculating your needs. Just remember that the semester disbursements must last the entire semester, until the next disbursement, so your personal budgeting is very important!

Financial aid and Grants and Scholarship information is available through the Office of Student Affairs.

The Office of Student Affairs also helps administer or facilitate a number of scholarships designated primarily for medical students. A large number of scholarships specify financial need and require that a FAFSA be filed. Questions should be directed to the Financial Counselor, Office of Student Affairs.

There are, in addition, a limited number of service and need-based partial tuition awards. Applications will be solicited by the Office of Student Affairs.

Financial Obligations

Students may be denied registration and transcript services due to not paying UH parking, traffic or library fines, or not meeting short-term loan obligations, etc.

Non-payment of tuition will result in cancellation of registration, so if you have difficulty in this area, consult with Director of OSA or the Financial Aid Counselor ASAP.